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COM COMPUTER APPLICATION (DEGREE COURSE)

(SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CBCS) (Effective from the Academic Year 2012-13) REGULATIONS 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION: Candidates for admission to the first year of the Degree of B.com Computer Application, shall be required to have passed the Higher Secondary Examinations (Academic or Vocational Stream) conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu or an Examination accepted as equivalent thereof by the Syndicate of the University of Madras. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD OF THE DEGREE: A candidate shall be eligible for the award of the Degree only if he / she has undergone the prescribed course of study for a period of not less than three academic years, passed the examinations of all the Six Semesters prescribed earning 120 credits and fulfilled such conditions as have been prescribed therefore. 3. DURATION: (a) Each academic year shall be divided into two semesters. The first academic year shall comprise the first and second semesters, the second academic year the third and the fourth semesters and the third academic year the fifth and sixth semesters respectively. (b) The odd semesters shall consist of the period from June to November of each year and the even semesters from December to April of each year. There shall be not less than 90 working days for each semester. 4. COURSE OF STUDY: The Main Subject of Study for Bachelor Degree shall consist of the following. (1) FOUNDATION COURSES: The course shall comprise the study of: (a) Part I Tamil or any other Modern (Indian or Foreign) or Classical Languages; and (b) Part II English (2) CORE COURSES consisting of (a) Main Subjects, (b) Allied Subjects (c) Application Oriented Subjects related to the Main Subject of Study and Practicals, etc., if any. (3) Compulsory Extension Service

5. COMPULSORY EXTENSION SERVICE: A candidate shall be awarded a maximum of 2 credits for Compulsory Extension Service. All the students shall have to enroll for NSS / NCC / NSO (Sports & Games) Rotract / Youth Red Cross or any other service organizations in the College and shall have to put in compulsory minimum attendance of 40 hours which shall be duly certified by the Principal of the College before 31st March in a year. If a student LACKS 40 HOURS ATTENDANCE in the First Year, he / she shall have to compensate the same during the subsequent years. Students those who complete minimum attendance of 40 hours in One Year will get ONE CREDIT arid these who complete the attendance of 80 or more hours in Two Years will get 2 CREDITS. Literacy and Population Education Field Work shall be compulsory components in the above extension service activities. 6. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION SHALL BE GIVEN IN APPENDIX A 7. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCEEDING TO SUBSEQUENT SEMESTER (a) Candidates shall register their names for the First Semester Examination after admission in the UG Courses. (b) Candidates shall be permitted to proceed from the First Semester up to Final Semester irrespective of their failure in any of the Semester Examinations subject to the condition that the candidates should register for all the arrear subjects of earlier semesters along with current (subsequent) semester subjects. (c) Candidates shall be eligible to go to subsequent semester, only if they earn sufficient attendance as prescribed thereof from time to time, provided in case of a candidate earning less than 50% of attendance in any one of the semesters due to any extraordinary circumstance such as medical grounds, such candidates who shall produce Medical Certificate issued by the Authorized Medical Attendant (AMA), duly certified by the Principal of the College, shall be permitted to proceed to the next semester and to complete the Course of Study. Such candidates shall have to repeat the missed Semester by rejoining after completion of Final Semester of the Course, after paying the fee for the break of study as prescribed from time to time. 8. PASSING MINIMUM: A candidate shall be declared to have passed in each paper / practical of the Main Subject of Study wherever prescribed, if he / she secure NOT LESS THAN 40% of the marks prescribed for the examination. He / she shall be declared to have passed the whole examination, if he / she passes in all the papers and practicals wherever prescribed as per the scheme of examinations earning 120 CREDITS. He / she shall also fulfill the compulsory extension services prescribed earning a minimum of I Credit out of maximum of 2 Credits to qualify for the Degree.

9. CLASSIFICATION OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES (I) FOUNDATION COURSES (a) LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH: Successful candidates passing the examinations for the Language and securing marks (I) 60 percent and above and (II) 50 percent and above but below 60 percent in the aggregate shall be declared to have passed the examination in the FIRST and SECOND Class, respectively. All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed the examination in THIRD Class. (b) ENGLISH: Successful candidates passing the examination for English and securing the marks (I) 60 percent and above and (II) 50 percent and above but below 60 percent in the aggregate shall be declared to have passed the examination in the FIRST and SECOND Class, respectively. All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed the examination in THIRD Class. (II) CORE COURSES consisting of (a) Main Subjects (b) Allied Subjects (c) Application Oriented Subjects and Practicals, etc., if any. The Students at the end of I year has to undergo an Institutional Training and at the end of II Year a Mini Project in any one of the Organisation Successful candidates passing the examinations for Core Courses together and securing the marks (i) 60 percent and (ii) 50 percent and above but below 60 percent in the aggregate of the marks prescribed for the Core Courses together shall be declared to have passed the examination in the FIRST and SECOND Class, respectively. All other successful candidates shall be declared to have passed the examination in the THIRD Class. 10. RANKING: Candidates who pass all the examinations prescribed for the Course in the FIRST APPEARANCE ITSELF ALONE are eligible for Classification / Ranking / Distinction. Provided in the case of Candidates who pass all the examinations prescribed for the Courses with a break in the First Appearance due to the reasons as furnished in the Regulations.7.(iii) supra are only eligible for Classification / Distinction.